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Queen Charlotte: what the Bridgerton spin-off gets right (and wrong) about the real queen consort

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

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  • Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
  • Netflix’s period drama, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, makes no pretence of historical accuracy.
  • At the heart of the series is Charlotte’s relationship with her husband, King George III.
  • The real Charlotte, in contrast, amazed her attendants with her calm and cheerful attitude, even in the face of a choppy sea crossing to England.

The first meeting

    • As Netflix accurately shows, the first meeting between the young couple took place in a garden at St James’s Palace, the day after Charlotte arrived in England.
    • Charlotte’s wedding outfit was indeed splendid, but it was not chosen by her, as it is in the show.
    • It had been made at the king’s command, along with an incredible trove of diamond and pearl jewellery.

Charlotte the matriarch

    • One element of the show which does justice to the real Queen Charlotte is her position as matriarch of a large family.
    • Having produced 15 children, 13 of whom lived to adulthood, Charlotte had more than fulfilled the requirement to produce heirs.
    • As the king’s health wavered from 1789, Charlotte did her best to hold the family together in the face of many challenges.
    • In the “flash forward” sequences of the Netflix show, viewers see an older Queen Charlotte struggling to keep the monarchy and her family on track without the king.

Apple announces first states signed up to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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    The addition of drivers licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet is an important step in our vision of replacing the physical wallet with a secure and easy-to-use mobile wallet, said Jennifer Bailey, Apples vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.
  • Drivers licenses and state IDs in Wallet will provide an easy, fast, and more secure way for people to present their drivers license or state ID using their iPhone or Apple Watch.
  • Drivers licenses and state IDs in Wallet take full advantage of the privacy and security built into iPhone and Apple Watch.
  • Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, Apple Watch, Face ID, Touch ID, Find My, Apple Wallet, and Apple Pay are trademarks of Apple.